bluegrass
noun
blue·grass
ˈblü-ˌgras 
1
: any of several grasses (genus Poa) of which some have bluish-green culms
especially
: kentucky bluegrass
2
[from the Blue Grass Boys, performing group, from Bluegrass state, nickname of Kentucky]
: country music characterized by the use of unamplified stringed instruments (such as banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin), by free improvisation, and by close usually high-pitched harmony
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The organizers of a family-friendly bluegrass festival have cancelled their fall festival, according to an announcement made on the event’s website.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
East Tennessee State University has an actual course in bluegrass.
—Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Gill is, in fact, one of the few players in Nashville or anywhere else in the world who can confidently gig with the Eagles and the progressive bluegrass supergroup Boone Creek and the Western swing group the Time Jumpers.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 15 June 2026
Schwartz wants to get as many bands on the bill as possible, with a wide variety of genres represented, from bluegrass and punk to cumbia and Afrobeat — all genres of bands that have already applied.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
East Tennessee State University has an actual course in bluegrass.
—Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Gill is, in fact, one of the few players in Nashville or anywhere else in the world who can confidently gig with the Eagles and the progressive bluegrass supergroup Boone Creek and the Western swing group the Time Jumpers.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 15 June 2026
Schwartz wants to get as many bands on the bill as possible, with a wide variety of genres represented, from bluegrass and punk to cumbia and Afrobeat — all genres of bands that have already applied.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
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“Bluegrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluegrass. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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bluegrass
noun
blue·grass
-ˌgras
1
: any of several grasses with usually bluish green stems
especially
: Kentucky bluegrass
2
: country music played on a small group of instruments (as banjo, fiddle, and mandolin) with melody or harmony often made up by players during a performance
Geographical Definition
Bluegrass
geographical name
Blue·grass
ˈblü-ˌgras
region of central Kentucky where Kentucky bluegrass abounds that is noted for the breeding of fine horses
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